Shade and drape hanger



1941- E. J. SWICKARD ETAL 2,232,148 4 SHADE AND DRAPE HANGER Filed Sept. 11, 1939 I I 1 ELMEB J XUQKARD FRANK A.J ANZEN ATTORNEY;

Patented Feb. 18, 1941 2,232,148

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,232,14 8 I SHADE AND DRAPE persona Elmer J. Swickard and Frank A. Janzen, Newton,

Kans.; said Swickard assigno'rto Le Roy Brown and Daisy A. Brown, Newton; Kans., Daisy A.

Brown administratrix of said Le Roy Brown, deceased Application Septemberll, 1939, Serial No. 294,27 2 Claims. (01. 248-252) Our invention relates to brackets for the sup port of shades and drapes for windows orthe like, and has for its principal "object brackets and means to secure the same at the inner confronting faces of window jambs.

A further object of our invention is to provide a bracket that may be applied to the face of the Window stop or between said stop and jamb.

A still further object of our invention isto provide a bracket, the base'of which has a right angle bend at its upper extremity whereby the said base portions are insertible between the head and side stops and their respective ambs.

A still further object of our invention is to provide in a pair of brackets, one of which is apertured while the other has aslot extending downward and through its upper edge, the slot and aperture being. conventional and heretofore employed, and. each of said brackets having a shank outwardly extending reduced in width to form a shoulder above and below the shank where the latter integrally joins the body.

A still further object of our invention is to provide a bracket having body, base and shank portions, the shank outwardly extending and aligned with the body, but slanting upward to carry a drape rod on a horizontal plane, and the said shank portion may be flat or cylindrical with respect to cross section as the case may require with respect to drape rods.

A still further object of our invention is to provide inexpensive shade and drape brackets, said brackets to be carried by the side jambs of a window frame at their inner confronting faces and not rely upon a casing for the window, as at present, casings are reduced in width or sometimes eliminated.

These and other objects will hereinafter be more fully explained, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, in which like characters will apply to like parts in the different views.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a sectional view through the side jamb of a window frame, the bracket shade and drape rod being in elevation.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the slotted bracket.

Fig, 3 is an end view of the bracket, embodying a tubular shank as shown by dotted lines.

Fig. 4 is a side view of the bracket apertured for the shade roller spindle.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view through a window frame showing the bracket as modified by an offset.

Fig. 6 is an elevation of an upper corner of a window frame, illustrating thebracket base as modified and applied.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary side view of the bracket shown in Fig. 5. The invention herein disclosed consists of a bracket comprising a base, I, a body 2, and shank 3, the base having'a right angle bend 4 at its outer extremity as shown in Figs. 2 and}, the right angle bend adapted to exten'dover the edge of'a window frame stop 5 adjacent the sash 6 and being secured by screws"! engaging inapertunes 1' inthe base of the bracket, or the said bracket may be secured by similar screws engaging through similar apertures 'l positioned in the right angle bent portion, by which means the said bracket may be secured selectively.

Transversely extending into the body portion from its upper edges is a slot 8 in which thewinding post 9 of a shade curtain roller ill'will engage, this arrangement being conventional with respect to the slot and part of the shade roller.

Outwardly extending from the body portion is shank 3, the sides of-which are aligned with the sides of the body, while the edges of the shank are positioned inward whereby a shoulder H is formed above and below the shank functioning as a stop for the loop portion of a drape as moved theretoward, the drape not shown in the drawing.

It will be seen in Figs. 2 and 4, that the shank slopes upward toward its outer extremity as means to retain a drape rod I2, the edges of which are turned inward and slidable on said shank and loosely fitting thereon, being so fitted, the said rod is inclined to droop downward at its outer extremity but supported on a horizontal plane by the upward slope of said shank; it being understood that the drape rod has an arcuate bend as at A from each end thereof whereby said end portions are positioned at right angle to the rod proper to engage with the brackets.

In Fig. 1 the base of the bracket extends across the inside face of the stop as at B, while Fig. 5 shows a modified form of the bracket as engaging its base portion between the stop and its jamb l3; when so applied the body portion has a right angle bend a short distance to one side as at C to space the body and shank portions of the bracket inward from the face of the jamb, whereby the end of the winding post or spindle of the shade roller will be spaced from the jamb. It will also be seen that the modification of the bracket as shown in Fig. 5 has a marginal portion of its upper edge turned at right angle as at D, said turned portion to engage between the head jamb I3' and. stop 5 respectively, in like manner to that of the base portion, it being understood thatthe right angle bend 4 of the base as shown in Fig. 1 is eliminated. Being so attached, the offset is a definite means to space the shank and body portions from the head jamb at the installa I tion of the brackets.

to the shank portion may be manufactured to coincide with the drape rod arrangements.

By use of brackets manufactured as above del scribed will avoid the necessity of attaching the same to the trim or window casing in the usual way, as such casings are at the present time being greatly reduced in width and in so'mecases eliminated, therefore, brackets'conveniently positioned and means to'secure the same' inward ofthe jambs will obviate the necessity of casings tocarry the brackets.

While we have-shown a specific contour for the bracket with'respect to its edges we do not wish to be restricted tosuch alone as conditions in the future may vary the same with respect to changes made on drape rods, and such other modifications may be employed as lie within'the scope of the appended claims.

Havingjfully described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 1

1. In brackets forthe support of shades and drapes for windows or the like, a bracket, comprised of a base, body and shank integrally joined and of sheet metal, the base having a lateral bend at its outer end to seat on one edge of a window frame stop while the base portion seats on the outer side of the stop, and means to secure the base to the stop whereby the bracket is spaced from the window frame jamb so that the trunnion stud of a Window shade roller will be spaced from said jamb, the shank formed by removing a portion of the oppositely disposed edges of the body whereby a shoulder is formed at the terminal end of each inner edge of the shank shank as supporting means for the end of a drape rod slideable thereon and being stopped by 'the shoulders.

2. In brackets for the support of shades and drapes for windows or the like, a bracket comprised of a base, body, and shank integrally joined, the base being secured between the side stop and jamb of a window frame, said base having a lateral bend to engage across the intersection of the side and head stops as upwardly positioning means for the bracket with respect to the frame, the bracket having a lateral bend where the base and body meet to ofiset the body portion and shank portion from the inner face of the frame side jamb, whereby the trunnion stud of a window shade roller is spaced from the said jamb and being carried by the body, the shank upwardlyslanting from where it meets the body with respect to its edges,- there being a shoulder for each edge where the shank joins the body, the shank as supporting means for a drape rod slideable thereon and stopped by the shoulders.

ELMER J. SWICKARD, FRANK A. JANZEN. 

